Potential for improving site management practices through knowledge management

Construction Innovation

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 232-249

  Fikri Mohamed, Sarajul ^a   Anumba, Chimay J ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

construction industry; knowledge management; process control; site investigation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992957991     PISSN: 14714175     EISSN: 14770857     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14714170610713917     Document Type: Article

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